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F. TOURTOIS Aug. 19, 1930.

BRUSH Filed July 25, 1929 '7 f :1. I l v f mlllll fllgln Patented Ang. 1Q, 1935 l 7 1,773,651

FEENAND TOURTOIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIG'NOR TO COTY, INCQ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,A CORPORATION OE DELAWARE BRUSH Application filed July 23, 1929. Serial No. 380,367.

This invention relates to improvements in bers inserted on the underside of said handle brushes and more particularly hand brushes. at one end thereof, the opposite end of said A particular object of the invention is the handle being enlarged and providing a cirprovision of a nail or hand brush, compact cular opening in which a finger is insertin design, and having anabbreviated handle, able and by which the said brush may be the handle being provided with an opening, manipulated. the purpose of which will be hereinafter In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

explained. F ERNAND TOURTOIS.

Further objects of the invention will be p 1U apparent from the specification and draw- GU ings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved brush in operative position.

Fig. 2- is a top plan view of the handle. Fig. 8 is an end elevation. 65

A denotes the top and handle of the brush, preferably made of celluloid, or similar material, the tufts of fibre being inserted on the underside of said body and being designated 2Q B. The extension of the handle has its end 7p constituted by three sides of a hexagon, the other sides of the said hexagon merging into the body of the handle. At the end of the handle is the circular opening G into which a finger of the operator is insertable for the purpose of holding the brush in a fixed position, and at the same time securing the maximum efiect when the fibres are manipulated over the fingers. I 1,1 The illustration shown in the drawing is 80 larger than the most convenient size of the nail brush itself, and it is apparent that in small sizes of the brush it is easier to manipulate same with the finger through the opening C rather than by holding the top and p Y body of the brush with a number of fingers,

as no slipping of the brush is possible when same is held through said opening.

-t is apparent that changes may be made in 7 the shape of the handle without departing c on from the spirit of the invention. I

Having fully described my invention what I claim is: v

1. A hand brush comprising a handle, a series of brush members inserted on the underside of said handle, said handle terminating in an extension having a finger opening therein, the finger opening being closely adjacent the series ofbrush members. so 2. In a nail brush, a handle, brush mem- 7 100 

